Steven Gerrard CCTV: Watch the moment Liverpool star 'lost it and punched man in the face with the speed of a boxer'

Crazed Stevie Gerrard totally lost it as he swung punches at a stand-in DJ during a bar brawl, a court heard yesterday.

The millionaire Liverpool and England player attacked Marcus McGee, 34, with the style and speed of a professional boxer, it was claimed.

A jury was shown an action replay with slow-motion CCTV footage of of the 2am bust-up at the Lounge Inn in Southport, Merseyside, on December 29.

The grainy 25-minute recording showed a scuffle in which Gerrard appears to throw a flurry of blows.

He is then seen back in the restaurant apparently being restrained by a friend as he explains what had just happened.

Several minutes later his friends rush back to the bar where a second incident took place.

Gerrard, clearly aware of trouble in the next room, remains in the restaurant and plays no further part.

He and his friends are eventually ushered out of the bar by the manager, Mak Naidoo with one of them smashing the glass panelled door.

The star had been celebrating his teams 5-1 away victory over Newcastle United, prosecutor David Turner QC told Liverpool crown court. Mr Turner said Gerrard, 29, had scored twice in the match and described one of the goals as brilliant.

He added: That day Steven Gerrard would be entitled to savour his success and to feel a justified pride and elation.

But the night turned sour after the player argued with Mr McGee, who was playing music over the bars CD player using a special control card.

He had been put in charge of music for the venue after being given the card to pick songs for a staff party in an adjacent room to Gerrards group.

But Gerrard is said to have become enraged when he refused to hand over the card. Mr Turner said Gerrard initially approached Mr McGee, saying: Here yare lad. Give me that, lad. The barrister added: Mr McGee took offence at his attitude and the expression lad and refused.

Not many people on Merseyside, or indeed anywhere else, would refuse a request from Steven Gerrard but Mr McGee did. There can be no doubt that this refusal astounded Steven Gerrard.

He walked away back to his party but the CCTV shows how much his mood had changed. He was no longer the centre of that high-spirited party.

He was clearly walking around pondering, musing over what had happened about the man who said no to Steven Gerrard.

Several minutes later the CCTV showed Gerrard returning to Mr McGee, who was sitting alone at the bar.

He allegedly confronted him with the words: Who the f*** do you think you are? Mr McGee stood up and the pair were head to head, said Mr Turner in the sort of hostile confrontation that is often seen between footballers.

Mr Turner added: Steven Gerrard had clearly lost his cool he was angry with Marcus McGee. The heated situation attracted some of Gerrards friends.

One of them, John Doran, pushed McGee away but could not resist following through with his right elbow into Mr McGees face.

Mr Turner said: We say that at this stage Gerrard totally lost it.

Almost immediately after the blow from John Doran, in fact within seconds, Steven Gerrard joined in the attack with a succession of well aimed upper-cut punches delivered with the style and speed of a professional boxer rather than a professional footballer.

Another friend of the star, Ian Smith, is said to have joined the brawl as Gerrard was pulled away by a member of staff.

A second fight broke out minutes later, in which Mr McGee was again the alleged victim, but which did not involve the footballer.

Doran, 29, and Smith, 19, have admitted affray. Accrington Stanley footballers Robert Grant, 19, of Liverpool, and Ian Dunbavin, 28, of Southport, also admitted affray.

Mr Turner described Gerrard as a world class footballer. He added: Wherever you go in Liverpool and indeed in the world, there are little boys proudly wearing that red Liverpool shirt with number 8 and the name Gerrard on the back of it.

He added: We do not say that Mr Gerrard is normally an arrogant man. We dont say he is a bully.

What we do say is this. That night he just lost his self-control and joined in an attack which should never have taken place. He let himself down.

He said the Anfield skipper later told police it was Mr McGee who had been aggressive.

Mr Turner added: He said he had no intention of having a fight but that when Marcus McGee stood and they started arguing, he believed that McGee was about to hit him so he punched Marcus McGee on the side of the head.

He said Marcus McGee punched him back after the first one and he hit out at Marcus McGee maybe three times but connected only once.

He told the jury: If you consider Steven Gerrard was or even may have been acting in self-defence, you will acquit.

But we say on this occasion Steven Gerrards fists, not his feet, did the talking. This was never self-defence in a hundred years.

Gerrard denies affray. The trial, which will last a week, continues today.